Luke Fletcher (born 1995/1996) is a Welsh politician who has been a

Member of the Senedd A Member of the Senedd (MS; plural: ''MSs''; cy, Aelodau o'r Senedd; , plural:) (AS)., group=la is a representative elected to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; ). There are sixty members, with forty members chosen to represent individual Senedd ...

(MS) for the South Wales West region since

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. He is a member of

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. He was born in

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and earned a degree and master's degree from

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. He worked in a bar for five years before he started working as an economy and finance researcher. He stood as Plaid Cymru's parliamentary candidate in Ogmore in the 2019 general election and finished fourth.

Early life

Fletcher was born and raised in

and attended Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr primary school and Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari. Fletcher then moved to Cardiff to study Politics and International relations at Cardiff University and completed a Master's degree in Welsh Government and Politics.

Political career

Fletcher stood as Plaid Cymru's parliamentary candidate in Ogmore in the 2019 general election and finished fourth. He contested the Ogmore constituency at the

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, finishing 2nd. Fletcher was then elected as a Member of the Senedd for the region of South Wales West.

References

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